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Zoe Kazan wrote and stars in this satirical fantasy about a neurotic young writer (played by Paul Dano) who struggles to over come his writer’s block. But when the women in his new novel comes to life, he realizes he has more power over his creations than he expected.

The 1997 film Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting is one of the more surprising Best Picture nominees in Academy Awards history, elevating screenwriters and stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck from minor fame to Hollywood royalty. The film, of course, also features one of Robin Williams' most layered and acclaimed performances, for which Williams... Read more

Okay, here we go, back into the recesses of my memory. Threesome is about... Three people (one of them is Lara Flynn Boyle, maybe, and Josh Charles is definitely in it)... Who have a threesome at the end (spoilers, I guess)... And at one point, I want to say Stephen Baldwin, maybe, though it could be another Baldwin brother, says, "Sex is... Read more

Tired of superhero shows that don't have Tiffany dance breaks or elderly talking chimps? Netflix has just the show for you: The Umbrella Academy! Adapted from the Dark Horse comic from My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Ba, this weird and wild family drama is kinda like if Wes Anderson was given control over an X-Men film. Ellen... Read more

High Flying Bird, Steven Soderbergh's second film shot entirely on iPhones, imagines a world in which black athletes have power over their predominantly white owners. The film follows agent Ray Burke (André Holland) as he attempts to end an NBA lockout and secure a payday for his rookie client, Erick Scott (American Vandal's Melvin Gregg). With... Read more

Director Stanley Kubrick's 1957 film Paths Of Glory stars Kirk Douglas as ... a colonel in the French military? Don't stress, ole Spartacus doesn't even bother feigning a French accent. Remember, it's Stanley Kubrick at the helm; what the film lacks in verbal verisimilitude it more than makes up for in horrifically realistic World War I battle... Read more

The Breaker Uppers is one of the most delightful discoveries you can currently make on Netflix. Written, directed by, and starring Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek, this buddy comedy from New Zealand is quirky, absurd, super silly, and filled with an awful lot of heart — and yes, executive produced by Taika Waititi. The two women star as... Read more

There's never a bad time for a legal drama, and Fox has a new one. Starring Rachelle Lefevre, Proven Innocent borrows much of its stakes from the viral true crime podcast Serial. The series follows a woman who was once imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Now she's out for revenge against the criminal justice system as she serves as a lawyer... Read more